Recommend a good, free registry cleaner

[The Incredible Hulk]

Looking for recommendations on some trust-worthy and free registry cleaner software that I can download. Anyone use one? My PC is about 6 years old and getting SLOW as all heck. I've seen adverts for RegTool, anyone use this?

 

[Kane52630]

i use UniBlue
http://www.liutilities.com/products/registrybooster/

 

[ComicChick]

I use Ccleaner, but I'm going to try out this UniBlue

 

[AndThePickles]

Can someone explain to me what the benefit of using this kind of software is? I'm clearly not tech-savvy enough, as I've never heard of such a thing

 

[ComicChick]

like say you download a program/files/etc and delete it, some of its "residue" is left behind, registry cleaners remove these little pieces

at least, that's how it seems to me?

 

[Kane52630]

yea its like that, it just cleans all the unwanted files or leftover files
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registry_cleaner

 

[AndThePickles]

Ahh, sounds like a very beneficial type of program to use, then. How often do you all run yours?

 

[AndThePickles]

*bump* just because the server was acting up when I posted, and this post didn't show up on the subscriptions list.

 

[Kane52630]

Ahh, sounds like a very beneficial type of program to use, then. How often do you all run yours?

every other day

 

[AndThePickles]

i use UniBlue
http://www.liutilities.com/products/registrybooster/

I'm currently running their free scan (LOTS of errors found already!), but do I have to pay to actually "fix" what the scan detects?

I use Ccleaner, but I'm going to try out this UniBlue

I looked up Ccleaner, and noticed that it deletes things such as stored passwords, if I'm reading it correctly. I want to keep my passwords and such!

 

[SsM]

Hmm, the uniblue doesn't work with my OS

 

[Kane52630]

I'm currently running their free scan (LOTS of errors found already!), but do I have to pay to actually "fix" what the scan detects?

not sure, ohh yea i got the full version of this (it comes with antivirus, antispyware, ect)

 

[AndThePickles]

not sure, ohh yea i got the full version of this (it comes with antivirus, antispyware, ect)

Yeah, I discovered that you do have to purchase the full program. Somebody didn't read the "free" in the thread title before they posted that link

 

[Kane52630]

lol well i did say this is what i used
and its the best one i have in some time

 

[AndThePickles]

It does seem like a good program. Very thorough.

 

[ComicChick]

I'm currently running their free scan (LOTS of errors found already!), but do I have to pay to actually "fix" what the scan detects?



I looked up Ccleaner, and noticed that it deletes things such as stored passwords, if I'm reading it correctly. I want to keep my passwords and such!

well you can delete your temp internet files and cookies. i only run mine maybe once a week. but i think you can uncheck that box if you don't want those deleted

 

[strikezone89]

CCleaner

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Tried the RegTool software. Download and scan was free, however if I actually wanted to clean anything they were going to charge me $35

 

[Drakon]

CCleaner is really good, simple, and free.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Thanks Drak. I dl'ed it and ran the registry cleaner and found over 500 items that were bad. Deleted them all and now my system start-up seems to run MUCH faster....

 

[Paradoxium]

CCleaner is great, it can also wipe out files (rewrite + delete) that has sensitive information so it won't be recovered. I.e. if you have customer files and confidential information.

 

[ComicChick]

Glary Utilities also a good one

 

[Morg]

I'm currently running their free scan (LOTS of errors found already!), but do I have to pay to actually "fix" what the scan detects?



I looked up Ccleaner, and noticed that it deletes things such as stored passwords, if I'm reading it correctly. I want to keep my passwords and such!

I set it up so it doesn't remove my passwords, look in options and save those cookies you have the password in.

 

[ComicChick]

my ccleaner is set up like that too.
ill save all those and usually delete the cookies every other month